Nitric Acid → 1-ethyl-2-iodo-6-methoxy-5-nitro-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile

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1-Ethyl-2-iodo-6-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile (50 mg, 0.15 mmol), prepared as in example 1Ga, Step A, was suspended in acetic acid (620 μL) at 0° C. Nitric acid (4.25M in AcOH) was added. This was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was then partitioned between CH2Cl2 and H2O. The organic layer was washed with aqueous NaHCO3, and then was dried and concentrated. Purification by silica gel chromatography (6/4, CH2Cl2/hexanes), followed by ether trituration, yielded 1-ethyl-2-iodo-6-methoxy-5-nitro-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile (16 mg, 29%) as a yellow solid.

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